Why the US Could Run Out of Advanced Missiles in a Taiwan Conflict

Why the US Could Run Out of Advanced Missiles in a Taiwan Conflict

Analysis suggests the US military could exhaust its stockpile of advanced interceptor missiles within 24 hours in a Pacific conflict over Taiwan. All ammunition supplies might last three days. The problem: missile production capacity has fallen tenfold since the Cold War due to industry consolidation and slow manufacturing rates. There would be no time to make more.

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